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Tothe Chronicle;
"Thou shalt not bear false witness &C. IL
good scriptural doctrine that IL sometimes
proclaimed by pulpit orators, but all do not
practice II.
When made a full and ~ believed, a
fair explanation OF Mr.. Peeblea' anonymous
article In the Prohibition Flag. rejecting In.
juriously upon myself, It was then my In
tention not to trespass farther upon the pa
thence Of The public as regards the matter. be-
ljeving 1t ended.
But II seems that this was not his Intention,
as he again adorns the columns OF his organ,
the Pfohil sltt Flag, with long article OF
charges agar n me.
Tie truth of the mater is, when Mr.. PEBBLES
published the indictment In question, he
knew that without the proper explanation. 10
was calculated 10 injure me with some who
did not know the facts in the case, and he 80
intended It.
He may not himself know that he did
wrong, for some people are slow OF com pre-
hension, but he has since learned that fact
from the public. And now, suppose 10 just
isy his acts he has published long list of
what purport 10 be charges as regards the
wrong 1 have done. or the improper things
that have said against the Prohibition peo-
pie generally.
He claims that have sought 10 " berate,"
"belittle," and besmirch The good people
who are advocating Prohibition, through the
articles that have VIZ item for publication.
This charge the articles themselves will prove
untrue,
Whilst have denounced the policy OF Pro-
any manner, those who believed II right.
did say that Prohibition was a spices OF po-
litico-religio frnaticlsm, but did not say
that Its advocates were fanatics Of any kind,
know very well that there are thousands
OF good and true people who favor Prohibit
ton, some OF whom personally know, that
aFduot fanatics. whilst have god reason to
believe there are some VIM Those who
anonymously seek to do improper acts In the
interest ola wrong cause may be with fair
! reasons, Iced among the latter class.
He say that affirmed that preachers,
who preach Prohibition, have forsaken the
bible, the pulpit, and the cause OF Christ"
These are his words, not mine, though the
following bible verse nearly proves them true:
No man can serve two mrsteTs, for either he
will hate the one and love the other; or else
lie will hold to theone and despise the other.
Ye can not serve God and Prohibition"
In which do some preachers, and others,
feel the most interested at present the cause
OF God, or the cause of Prohibition?
To which have some preachers during the
present summer given the most of their
time, and attention.?
He says that "declared Prohibition to be
the essence OF evil, and that Prohibition
preachers will learn when they get in the
place of Dives who saw Lazarus in Abrahams
bosom that Prohibition is not approved by
the Almighty"
These are not exactly my words, but
nearly So and Bro. PEBBLES has given me no
cause, nor desire to change my views.
Mr.. PEBBLES charges me further with having
, said that " some of the Prohibition preachers
think Christ did wrong In not adding Prohi-
btion to the ten commandments, and are
trying to set IL there themselves"
II was induced to believe so because some
of them seem to regard the cause OF Pfohibi-
ton as being OF more importance than they
tydo some OF these commandments.
At any rate 1t seems that they are willing
to violate them sometimes in the interest of
: Prohibition.
hope however, that the indictment
wrongly obtained against our Saviour by the
Jewish council OF High Priests will not be
published against him in the Prohibition
Flag" simply because he was not Prohi-
bitionist.
Because Mr. PEBBLES "jest er walked er
round er lietle " too much, and made himself
sick by partaking Of forbidden fruit" he
has himself to blame, and not me.
In conclusion wish to say, that do not
rogose to intrude upon valuable newspaper
space, or the patience of their readers further
as regards this case. r. Mr.. PEBBLES desires to
do SO, he may. g. H. 8.
st, Bethlehem, Tenpr Sept. 9Th 81.